Change of passport after divorce in Ukraine | How to replace a passport during a divorce

Contents

Replacing a passport after a divorce in Ukraine
The term for replacing a passport after a divorce in Ukraine
The term for issuing a passport in case of divorce in Ukraine
The procedure for changing a passport after a divorce in Ukraine
Documents for replacing a passport after a divorce in Ukraine
State duty when changing a passport in Ukraine
What other documents need to be replaced
Questions from our readers and answers from a consultant
Conclusion
Services of a family law lawyer in Ukraine

Family lawyer in Ukraine

Skryabin Alexey Nikolaevich

Doctor of Law

Hello! In this article, I will tell you about replacing a passport after a divorce - what procedure, terms and what other documents need to be replaced.

Replacing a passport after a divorce in Ukraine

Any citizen of Ukraine who has reached the age of fourteen has the right to independently change his surname, as well as his first name and patronymic.

Most often, a change in surname occurs in connection with the registration of a marriage, or its dissolution. Leaving the surname of the former spouse, or retaining the one that was before marriage, is a personal matter for each person.

It should be remembered that when changing a surname, it is worth replacing the main documents necessary for life, such as:

the passport of a citizen of Ukraine;
international passport;
pensioner’s ID;
individual tax number (TIN);
driver’s license;
bank cards.

All these documents are changed on the basis of a divorce certificate issued by the registry office or by a court decision. If the citizen strongly decided to change his real name to the previous one, then you should know that these documents will also need to be replaced.

In addition, it should be noted that if a citizen wants to change his surname (return the premarital one), it is better to do this at the time of registration of the dissolution of marriage. Otherwise, after the official termination of the marriage, it will be much more difficult to change the surname. And the change will take place already on a common basis. First of all, it is necessary to replace the document confirming the identity of each citizen – the passport of Ukraine.

The term for replacing a passport after a divorce in Ukraine

The term for replacing any document is understood as the length of time during which the authorized bodies make changes to the data and issue a new document that meets all the requirements.

You should know that the procedure for issuing new documents, namely their replacement, is quite simple and takes some time. If a citizen strongly decided to change his surname, it is necessary to change some documents, the list of which is presented above.

Not later than one month after the registration of the dissolution of marriage, the most important document should be replaced – the passport of a citizen of Ukraine. You should pay attention to the moment from which the report of the thirty-day period begins: it is after the registration of the dissolution of the marriage, and not after receiving the certificate in hand.

The term for issuing a passport in case of divorce in Ukraine

If a person applies to the migration service at the place of residence, then the document must be issued to him no later than 20 working days. This period is calculated from the moment of acceptance of the document by such bodies.

You should be aware that a citizen’s identity document can be replaced by submitting an electronic application on the website of the State Migration Service of Ukraine. But it should be remembered that you must first register on this portal. Registration also takes time. If a citizen is registered on the portal, you can apply for a replacement of such a document via the Internet. On the website of the State Migration Service of Ukraine, you can step by step familiarize yourself with the procedure and necessary documents that will be useful for changing your passport.

The procedure for changing a passport after a divorce in Ukraine

If you have a certificate of divorce in your hands, within thirty days after receiving such a document, you should contact the territorial office of the State Migration Service to replace your passport.

In the body of the Migration Service, a citizen writes an application and attaches all the necessary documents for this. The application is made in the prescribed form. It contains the necessary personal information of the applicant.

You also need to pay a stamp duty. The payment receipt must be attached to the application.

After accepting the application and the necessary attached documents, the employee of the State Migration Service is obliged to issue a new passport within twenty days.

Documents for replacing a passport after a divorce in Ukraine

To replace a passport, in addition to the application for its change, the necessary list of other documents must be attached. The regulation on the passport of a citizen of Ukraine lists the documents that must be submitted to the body of the State Migration Service:

personal statement:
the passport itself, which should be replaced;
certificate of divorce (if any);
a document confirming the place of residence;

State duty when changing a passport in Ukraine

State duty – a fee levied in favor of state bodies for the performance of any operation, in this case, the replacement of a passport.

What other documents need to be replaced

After replacing the citizen’s passport, you should proceed to the execution of no less important other documents:

Passport (without it, a person does not have the right to leave the country);
driver’s license;
Medical policy (this document is required to receive free medical care in public health authorities);
TIN – taxpayer identification number (moreover, the tax number itself remains, regardless of the change of surname);
pensioner’s ID;
bank cards.

All these documents are subject to mandatory replacement, otherwise, after receiving a new passport, they will become invalid.

Also useful information on the website “Divorce Online” of the family lawyer Skryabin Aleksey Nikolaevich for you may be: divorce in the presence of a dispute about children, divorce with division of property in Ukraine, how to divorce a husband without his consent, divorce without the consent of his wife, divorce by mutual consent , how and where to file for divorce online, how to divorce your wife, how to divorce your husband? , divorce proceedings, divorce at the request of the guardian of one of the spouses.

Questions from our readers and answers from a consultant

Good afternoon! Many are interested in the question: I broke up with my husband and received a new passport with my maiden name. Where and how to replace the document on education?

Documents on education (i.e. diploma, certificates of advanced training) do not need to be replaced.

Good afternoon! I divorced my husband, but I didn’t change my last name. I have now decided to return my maiden name. My actions?

In this case, changing your real name to your maiden name will take place on a common basis. You will need to apply to the registry office with an application to change your surname, pay the state duty and receive a certificate of surname change. Based on this certificate, all important documents will have to be changed: first of all, this is a passport.

Many people ask the question: if I didn’t have time to replace my passport in a month, what should I do in this case?

If you did not submit the relevant documents to the territorial body of the State Migration Service of Ukraine within thirty days after the registration of the divorce record in the registry office (it is important to distinguish between the date of registration and the date of receipt of the certificate in your hands), then you must pay a fine. After paying such a fine in the usual manner, you proceed to registration.

Conclusion

After assigning a different surname as a result of divorce, it is necessary to change the identity document of each citizen of Ukraine – a passport.

Within 30 days after receiving a certificate of divorce, you must contact the State Migration Service to replace your passport. You can apply there by submitting an application on the spot at the branch or through the website of the State Migration Service of Ukraine.

The term of receipt is no more than 20 working days from the date of application. For replacement, in addition to the application itself, a list of necessary documents should be added: an old passport, a certificate of divorce, a document confirming the place of registration, a receipt for payment of state duty. A state fee is charged for the replacement of a passport.

Services of a family law lawyer in Ukraine

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Family lawyer in Ukraine

Scriabina Daria Sergeevna

PhD in Law

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